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Hattertown-Hammertown Hoedown
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NOTE: This Ride Description and its
corresponding Route Sheet have not been checked for accuracy by
www.ctbikeroutes.org
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Total Distance: 42.3
miles Elevation
Gain: 3,265 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 3,265 ft / 42.30 mi = 77.19
ft/mi Terrain: Very Hilly
Killer Hills: Toddy
Hill Road in Newtown and Booth Hill Road in Shelton
Geographical Region:
Southwest Connecticut
Starting Location (City/Town): Trumbull
Starting Location (detailed directions to): Merritt Parkway (Route 15) Exit 50
CPL. There is no Exit 50 on Route 15 north, so go to Exit 51 and come back
one exit.
Ride Description: A more challenging ride from Trumbull up to
Newtown, including one sustained climb (Toddy Hill). Miles of low traffic roads
make it all worthwhile. Enjoy
scenic vistas from the ridges.
Note: The "Mile" column on the route sheet shows
distances in hundredths. Keep in mind that bicycle computers tend to be
calibrated differently and that the distances shown on your computer may vary
from those on the route sheet.
Route passes through many towns: Trumbull, Monroe, Easton,
Newtown, and Shelton.
Facilities and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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4.20
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Trumbull
mall on your right
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8.60
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Tashua
Knolls Golf Course is off to the right
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8.95
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Tashua
Church, a historic structure, is on the right
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10.30
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Aquarion
watershed land on both sides of Judd Road
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13.50
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Aquarion
watershed land on both sides of North Park Avenue
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25.00
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This
property formerly housed the Fairfield Hills psychiatric facility
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26.65
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I-84
passes overhead; yes, you have traveled from the Merritt Pkwy. all the way
north to I-84
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27.00
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Toddy
Hill Road has a significant climb, but avoids the traffic on Rt. 25
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38.00
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Antenna
farm on right indicates you are at a high point on the ride and wishing
this big hill was not here this late in the ride; its almost all downhill
from here
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride description:
Wu-New021
Route sheet:
RS-New021
Ride submitted by: Tom Ebersold, 7/14/06
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